SA banks look to consortiums for help with APP fraud
Financial fraud resulting from social engineering scams, remains one of the biggest concerns for South African banks, with authorised push payment (APP) fraud and vishing topping the list of threats keeping fraud professionals up at night. As banking leaders look to...
Vaccine drive aims to reach 100m African children in 2024
Amid an increase in global measles outbreaks and mortalities, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is working with governments, communities and partners to reach up to 100-million children with Measles and Rubella Vaccines in 2024 through catch-up and follow-up campaigns. This...
Women rule the roost in direct selling
South Africa's already severe unemployment crisis was further exacerbated by Covid-19, with job losses stemming from the pandemic peaking at 1,5-million at the end of last year. Data shows that only about 40% of employment losses have been recovered to date. Research...
Africa sees massive rise in DDoS attacks
The latest figures from Seacom show that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in Africa have increased by 300% in 2021, compared to the same period in 2019. The continent experienced a similar spike in February 2020, co-inciding with global Covid-19 related...
Banking malware threats surge on mobile banking popularity
Banking malware threats are sharply increasing as cyber criminals target the rising popularity of mobile banking on smartphones, with plots aimed at stealing personal banking credentials and credit card information. This is according to the Nokia 2021 Threat...
Scammers used Google Ads to steal cryptocurrency
Check Point Research (CPR) is warning of scammers who use Google Ads to steal crypto wallets, after seeing hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency taken from victims this past weekend. Scammers are placing ads at the top of Google Search that imitate...
A better outlook for global connectivity services
Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services is forecast to reach $1,5-trillion in 2021, representing an increase of 1% over 2020, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. The latest forecast...
Emerging offshore locations rank well for competitiveness
India, Philippines, South Africa and Egypt feature strongly among the top three rankings, according to the customer experience (CX) and back-office outsourcing and offshoring results of the GBS World Competitiveness Index. The index and rankings were drawn from...
The key account dilemma for sales officers
Ninety-five percent of chief sales officers (CSOs) expect a higher growth rate from their organisation's key accounts relative to other accounts. However, 58% of B2B sales organisations report that they miss achieving quota for key accounts, according to Gartner. A...
SAIGA will help new councillors build skills
The Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) says it is ready to collaborate with local government to help address capacity and skills challenges which may be faced by the newly elected South African political party councillors. In fact, the...
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Poor data quality impedes regulation
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Protecting against drive-by downloads
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EOH wins Frost & Sullivan award
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Xerox named a leader in IDC MarketScape
Xerox is a leader in the IDC MarketScape 2013 Smart MFP report for the second consecutive year. IDC noted Xerox as an established market leader for printing and copying and with a solid foothold in the multi-function printer (MFP) space. According to the report, the...
Omni-channel retail solution from Fujitsu
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Tecovation, Cloud on Demand join forces
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Seven emerging data trends for 2014
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Big data’s boost to brand and business
The evolution of social networking platforms and rapid increase in the production and exchange of information has served as the basis for the realisation of big data and big data analytics – both of which are the drivers behind business development and brand...
OTEL announces Stratford Service offering
OTEL Telecoms, a licensed first-tier voice and broadband service provider, has announced the launch of the Stratford Service, a carrier grade, easy-to-use and cost-effective voice provisioning and management platform for PBX, LCR and IT service companies. “In line...
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Are you an IT Technician known for your meticulous and systematic approach, eager to flourish in an innovative setting where you have the opportunity to grow through engagement with state-of-the-art technology?This role demands a proactive, solution-oriented...
Developer Intern at Sintrex Integration Services
Core Outputs- Complete and pass all assigned tasks and tests as per the Internship Programme- Successfully integrate yourself with the Sintrex Team- Achieve all practical tasks and assignments while on-site or in the practical phase Essential Requirements- Recognised...
Python Developer (Advanced) 1246 TT
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Mainframe Developer/Lead/Architect. Experience :8-15 yrs CICS, Cobol, Db2, Control M & Azure DevOps (Preferred) Location : Johannesburg JD: Must have worked on Banking domain. Desired Skills: CICS Cobol Db2 Control M & Azure DevOps Desired Work Experience: 5...
IT Technician – Gauteng Pretoria North
Are you an IT Technician known for your meticulous and systematic approach, eager to flourish in an innovative setting where you have the opportunity to grow through engagement with state-of-the-art technology?This role demands a proactive, solution-oriented...
Developer Intern at Sintrex Integration Services – Western Cape Bellville
Core Outputs- Complete and pass all assigned tasks and tests as per the Internship Programme- Successfully integrate yourself with the Sintrex Team- Achieve all practical tasks and assignments while on-site or in the practical phase Essential Requirements- Recognised...
Python Developer (Advanced) 1246 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Managing projects / processes.Ability to develop in Data Drive Programming languages such as Python and Big Data pipelines such as ETL, SQL etc.Strong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application...
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The purpose of the role is to support M-pesa's cloud native environments. To support the software development teams to maintain their CI/CD pipelines and to install, administer, tune, patch, and upgrade servers related to cloud infrastructure. Additionally the role...
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